50 Facts For Those Who Are Constantly Curious About The World (New Pics)

It is said that truth is stranger than fiction and if you’ve ever read some truly unbelievablefacts, you might understand why. There’s just some stuff in the world that can leaves you thinking “it can’t be true”. But a quick fact-check reveals that is (f)actually is.Not Common Factshas clocked up an impressive following of over 6.1 million people. The Instagram page shares “facts, breaking news and viral content”. Some you might never have known. Others you might battle to believe. Keep scrolling for our personal favorites from the page, and upvote the ones that leave you enlightened. Don’t miss the chatBored Pandahad with Dr. Andrew Loveridge about a disturbing fact on the list that deals with the “king of the jungle”. Loveridge is theLion Program Director forPanthera, the global wild cat conservation organization.This post may includeaffiliate links.

Not Common Factshas clocked up an impressive following of over 6.1 million people. The Instagram page shares “facts, breaking news and viral content”. Some you might never have known. Others you might battle to believe. Keep scrolling for our personal favorites from the page, and upvote the ones that leave you enlightened. Don’t miss the chatBored Pandahad with Dr. Andrew Loveridge about a disturbing fact on the list that deals with the “king of the jungle”. Loveridge is theLion Program Director forPanthera, the global wild cat conservation organization.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

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While we don’t necessarily find that hard to believe, we would prefer for it not to be true. We reached out to a lion expert to find out more. Dr. Andrew Loveridge is the Lion Program Director forPanthera, the global wild cat conservation organization.

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Bored Panda asked Loveridge whether he thinks there are more lion statues than living lions in the world. “I’m afraid I have no way to corroborate this (as I spend my time counting live lions rather than lion statues!),” he said. “But it’s possible, given how culturally important the species is even in parts of the world where lions are extinct or have never occurred.“It would indeed be difficult to count the exact number of statues on the planet. And we couldn’t find concrete stats. But to put things into perspective, London alone has 10,000 lion statues. That’saccordingto a photographer who once tried to capture all of them.While the number of live lions is going down, new lion statues are being made. As Marbleismreports, “Large lion statues have been created for centuries, dating back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Some of the most famous lion statues in the world include the guardian lions of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Lion of Lucerne in Switzerland, and the Trafalgar Square lions in London.” And just a few months ago, a New Orleans man madeheadlinesfor putting a giant lion statue on his roof.

It would indeed be difficult to count the exact number of statues on the planet. And we couldn’t find concrete stats. But to put things into perspective, London alone has 10,000 lion statues. That’saccordingto a photographer who once tried to capture all of them.

While the number of live lions is going down, new lion statues are being made. As Marbleismreports, “Large lion statues have been created for centuries, dating back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Some of the most famous lion statues in the world include the guardian lions of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Lion of Lucerne in Switzerland, and the Trafalgar Square lions in London.” And just a few months ago, a New Orleans man madeheadlinesfor putting a giant lion statue on his roof.

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“We cannot say that the patient had died. When he was brought to us, he was breathing and had blood pressure as well as a pulse. We don’t know what happened at the other hospital, whether it was a technical error or something else,” said a doctor at the hospital, where the patient was being treated.

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“It is not surprising that coastal tourism dominates the Australian tourism market,” reads the report. “Australian coastal locations (particularly beaches and the Great Barrier Reef) have been identified as the most attractive destinations, with aquatic and coastal experiences among the greatest drivers.”

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Even though 16,000 miles of coastline sounds like a lot, there are several countries beating the Aussies when it comes to length.Canadaclaims the top spot, with a whopping 151,600 miles of coastal bliss. And Canadians can choose from three different oceans surrounding them: the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.

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